Other Remote Learning Resources

Activities:

• Edgerton Center STEM Projects: Downloadable maker projects
• Education Arcade Games: Games provide a creative environment in which student learn to experiment, collaborate, and problem-solve
• Instructables from MIT Edgerton Center: Self-guided maker activities for grades 3 and up
• MIT App Inventor: Children of all ages can learn to build apps with a global impact
• Scratch: A programming language and online community in which kids 8 and up can create and share interactive stories, games, animations, and simulations — and, in the process, learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively

Resources and courses:

• MIT Full STEAM Ahead: A collection of MIT resources for teaching and learning online. Originally created in response to the Covid-19 crisis to share curated, high-quality resources to facilitate digital and non-digital remote learning, this website features themed activity packages for K-12 and lifelong learners
• Responsible AI for Social Empowerment and Education (RAISE): As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly important for STEM education in K-12 classrooms, discover the activity hub designed to help you and your learners understand and work efficiently and responsively with AI. RAISE is an MIT-wide initiative headquartered in the MIT Media Lab in collaboration with MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and MIT Open Learning
• Day of AI: A free, hands-on curriculum of lessons and activities to introduce K-12 students to AI and how it shapes their lives. Developed by a team of researchers at MIT RAISE and designed to be taught by educators with little or no technology background, these free resources are made to be accessible to students of all backgrounds and abilities
• BioNook: Free materials from Whitehead Institute on biology and research for students, parents, and teachers. Includes deep explorations of how science is done, stories following the lives of scientists, and suggestions for fun outside activities and hands-on citizen science projects
• First Year STEM: Online courses from MITx and course materials from OpenCourseWare corresponding to the biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, and physics classes taken by many first-year students at MIT
• MIT Blossoms: Math and science video lessons for high schoolers in English and other languages
• MIT Mathlets: A suite of carefully designed and highly interactive Javascript applets designed to enhance selected university and advanced high school level STEM classes
• MIT OpenCourseWare Highlights for High School: MIT course materials curated and adapted for a 9-12 grade audience
• MIT + K12 Videos: A series of educational videos designed to open the door to MIT and to promote STEM literacy

Especially for educators:

• Open Learning Talks: This video series bring together leaders to discuss new research-based ideas, technologies, and efforts in education, at MIT and around the world
• J-WEL Library: Reports, videos, and webinars on topics surrounding global education issues, resulting from the work of J-WEL
• J-WEL Connections Podcast: Highlights from the J-WEL Connections online event, relating to issues surrounding remote teaching, learning, and workforce development brought on by Covid-19
• Online Learning in the Age of Covid-19: In this recorded talk from the J-WEL Connections online event, Prof. Justin Reich, educational researcher and Director, Teaching Systems Lab, discusses strategies for educators in managing the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
• TeachLab: A podcast that investigates the art and craft of teaching, hosted by Prof. Justin Reich, director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab

Resources and courseware:

• BioNook: Free materials from Whitehead Institute on biology and research. Includes deep explorations of how science is done, stories following the lives of scientists, and suggestions for fun outside activities and hands-on citizen science projects
• First Year STEM: Online courses from MITx and course materials from OpenCourseWare corresponding to the biology, calculus, chemistry, computer science, and physics classes taken by many first-year students at MIT
• MIT Full STEAM Ahead: Higher Education: Resources from our new website created as a rapid response to the Covid-19 crisis to share curated, high-quality resources to facilitate digital and non-digital remote learning
• MIT Mathlets: A suite of carefully designed and highly interactive Javascript applets designed to enhance selected university-level STEM classes
• MITx MicroMasters® Programs: Opportunities for learners from anywhere in the world to obtain a professional and academic credential
• MITx Courses: Massive open online courses from MIT
• MIT OpenCourseWare: A web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content
• MIT Open Learning Library: Selected educational content from MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx courses, available to anyone in the world at any time

Especially for educators:

• Open Learning Talks: This video series bring together leaders to discuss new research-based ideas, technologies, and efforts in education, at MIT and around the world
• Chalk Radio: An MIT OpenCourseWare podcast about inspired teaching at MIT
• OpenCourseWare Educator Portal: Helps educators navigate the vast library of teaching materials available on MIT OpenCourseWare
• Residential Digital Innovations: A collection of mini-case studies on innovative teaching practices used by MIT faculty for remote education
• TeachLab: a podcast that investigates the art and craft of teaching, hosted by Prof. Justin Reich, director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab
• Teach Remote on MIT Open : A public site for the MIT community to share resources for teaching remotely
• xTalks: Video from our seminar series designed to facilitate awareness, deep understanding and transference of educational innovations at MIT and elsewhere.
• J-WEL Library: Reports, videos, and webinars on topics surrounding global education issues, resulting from the work of J-WEL
• J-WEL Connections Podcast: Episodes from the J-WEL Connections online event, relating to issues surrounding remote teaching, learning, and workforce development brought on by Covid-19
• Online Learning in the Age of Covid-19: In this recorded talk from the J-WEL Connections online event, Prof. Justin Reich, educational researcher and Director, Teaching Systems Lab, discusses strategies for educators in managing the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

• The Curve: An online learning blog for professionals, from MIT
• J-WEL Human Skills Matrix: Tools and sample curriculum to help prepare the workforce for a digital economy
• MIT Full STEAM Ahead: Lifelong and Adult Learning: Resources from our new website created as a rapid response to the Covid-19 crisis to share curated, high-quality resources to facilitate digital and non-digital remote learning
• MIT Professional Education: Online programs across a broad range of topic categories, geared toward working professionals
• MITx MicroMasters® Programs: Opportunities for learners from anywhere in the world to obtain a professional and academic credential
• MIT xPRO: Online learning programs that leverage vetted content from world-renowned experts to make learning accessible anytime, anywhere
• MIT Press: a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, art, social science, and design.
• MIT Sloan Executive Education: Courses covering a broad range of topics in management and leadership, strategy and innovation, and technology, operations, and value chain management
• J-WEL Library: Reports, videos, and webinars on topics surrounding global education issues, resulting from the work of J-WEL
• J-WEL Connections Podcast: Episodes from the J-WEL Connections online event, relating to issues surrounding remote teaching, learning, and workforce development brought on by Covid-19